'Nativism' definitions:

Definition of 'nativism'

From: WordNet
noun
The policy of perpetuating native cultures (in opposition to acculturation)
noun
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that some ideas are innate

Definition of 'Nativism'

From: GCIDE
  • Nativism \Na"tiv*ism\, n.
  • 1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in preference to immigrants from foreign countries. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of sensation. [1913 Webster]